italian cheese bread

Name: Italian Cheese Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 - loaf italian bread, cut lengthwise to make 2 halves; 2 1/4 stick(s) butter; 1 teaspoon(s) dry basil; 1 - whole bulb of garlic; 1 pound(s) motserella cheese, shredded; - parmesan cheese; - olive oil, optional

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April Huff

Glasgow, KY

Updated on Jul 16, 2012

We love eating at Little Caesars Pizza. Their Italian Cheese Bread is my favorite, so i put my own little twist on it.

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These melt in your mouth cheese sticks are very addictive. Great for parties or appetizers. Ooey gooey cheesy goodness!!

prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - loaf italian bread, cut lengthwise to make 2 halves
2 1/4 sticks butter
1 teaspoon dry basil
1 - whole bulb of garlic
1 pound motserella cheese, shredded
- parmesan cheese
- olive oil, optional

How To Make italian cheese bread

Step 1

Cut whole bulb of garlic in half and drizzle olive oil or butter over the top so it goes down into the garlic. Wrap with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for about 30 min.

Step 2

Add all the butter to a small bowl and squeeze the garlic out into the bowl along with the basil. mix well.
Step 3

set aside 1/4 cup of the garlic butter mixture, and Evenly distribute the other 2 cups on the italian bread loaf halves. Top each evenly with the 1 pound of mozzarella cheese. bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes (depending on if you want the bottoms crunchy or not)
Step 4

Remove from oven and brush on the remaining butter mixture on top, and generously sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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